A judge will decide whether to reduce bail for a Pocono Mountain High School West teacher charged with having sex with a 15-year-old student.

If Monroe County Court Judge Jennifer Sibum decides to reduce Christopher Martinelli's bail from $200,000 to a more affordable amount, Martinelli can then post and get out of Monroe County Correctional Facility, provided he avoids any contact with any children. Suspended without pay since being charged March 5, the 40-year-old Social Studies teacher from Tobyhanna appeared Friday with defense attorney James Swetz on a bail reduction request before Sibum.

Sibum has taken the request under advisement and will make a decision at a future date.